How Great Thou Art ~ imagination, creativity & spirituality

Are you someone who wants to explore your faith in imaginative and creative ways? Then you may be interested in the How Great Thou Art events taking place from the 3rd to the 6th of October. How Great Thou Artist is a Facebook group open to members of the public where people can express their faith creatively. The group is led by Kelly Woods the Uniting Church Australia Victoria/Tasmania Younger Generations Digital and New Communities leader.

"We are bringing together people who are passionate about imagination, creativity and spirituality.

Whether it through song, breath, liturgy, fine art, dance, poetry, fibre art... we hope to gather a wide range of people."

This year they are running the How Great Thou Art event, to allow others in our communities to explore our faith through different mediums. From playing games like Dungeons and Dragons or Minecraft to painting or even just storytelling and chatting as a group. There are also events that incorporate, candle making, bible journaling, resin work and so much more.

The events will be held across multiple locations around Heidelberg, Sandringham, Riddells Creek, the Geelong Region and online. A large variety of workshops will be available and can be found at https://linktr.ee/HowGreatThouArt

But here are a few tasters:

Art As Activism

Session 1 - Friday 4.10 5:00pm-7:00pm Session 2 - Sunday 6.10 5:00pm-7:00pm

Online ~ Facilitated by Kelly Woods

Art can be a powerful tool for activism. Through various forms of creativity artists can challenge injustices, provoke thought, and inspire collective action by giving tangible responses to complex problems.

During session 1, Kelly will share a range of projects and what materials would be required to join in. Participants are encouraged to choose a project and spend time across the weekend engaging in this action.

Session 2 is a time for us to share and reflect on our projects. You will need to make arrangements to gather required materials to complete whichever action you choose to participate in.

Messy Miners

Sunday 06.10 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Online ~ Facilitated by Kelly Woods

Have you heard all the buzz around Minecraft, but was never able to understand what your children were doing or how to join in?

During this workshop Kelly will help all-ages navigate and learn the basics of the Minecraft world. If you’re already a Minecraft pro, then feel free to come and join in a

new world creation.

You will need to have access to Minecraft Java Edition on your computers.

D&D 101

Sunday 06.10 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Online ~ Facilitated by Will Nicholas

D&D - known as Dungeons &Dragons - helps foster storytelling and scenario exploration by immersing us in rich, collaborative narratives. Will invites people to come and learn the basics of D&D and learn how this role-playing game can help communities engage in creative and imaginative storytelling possibilities.

If you are interested head to the link above and register to the events that you would like to attend.

More information can be found on the group's Facebook page at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/howgreatthouartists